Random Post

Well I had a video of Scooter fishing uploading and once it was done it disappeared. So you get a random post that may have a picture thrown in.

** We got faster internet last week and with that came a lot of changes. Instead of having SLOW internet through the phone line we now how internet through the cable (with no cable tv though). We love the faster internet and can now watch videos on Amazon Prime which we are all LOVING. SO we moved the main computer downstairs. Of course once ANY piece of furniture gets moved my crazy rearranging habit kicks in. We rearranged the boys beds and furniture and then I have to clean out the downstairs play room closet to make room for a filing cabinet and computer things. I have since run out of motivation and doubt the closet will get cleaned out this week.

** Baby A and I start bible study this week. She has had a few changes in classes at church and done fantastic. I thought there may be a few tears shed but there was not a one.  She is a social butterfly and loves playing with new friends. I hope that this will be the same when we go to bible study this week at a new place with a lot of new faces. Here are a few pictures from her first day at Awanas.

All ready to go to Awanas and she was SO excited!!

(that's Rascal in the blue playing a game) 

(and that blue blur is Tim. He got talked into playing the game too) 

You can barely see Scooter across the circle in the gray shirt and black shorts. 

Baby A loved being in with her brothers. She was a little clueless on the games but she sure had fun trying. 

** This past weekend I felt rather ambitious and shopped, prepped, cooked and froze about 20 meals. Add that to the meats I already had in the freezer and I have enough food frozen to give us at least 27 meals. I posted several of the freezer meal recipes on my recipe blog in case you want to see. I started making my own stock again (easiest thing in the world to make) and I'm getting my freezer stocked with it so I am ready for the yummy soups this fall and winter.

** I have been on the search for some sunscreen that is safe for Rascal. Once again we have found another unsual product that can contain nuts. Last year Rascal had a reaction to a sunscreen face stick. I read the ingredients and could not find what it was that he could be allergic to. Well that is because sunscreens will not say "peanut or tree nut" they list the botanical name which is Arachis hypogaea, arachidyl glucoside and arachidyl alcohol. I have found a few that are safe for him and from now on I will  be checking out the labels on ALL sunscreens and lotions for these 3 words.  Want to hear a few other WEIRD things that could contain nuts?? 
* Minute Maid Heart Wise orange juice
* Mortadella italian sausage 
* Some teas
* Lip gloss
* Lotions (shea butter comes from a shea nut so it's a NO NO) 
* Fluoride (contains pine nuts) 
* Toothpaste including the popular one Sensodyne 
* Spray tans
* Door mats
* Toyos Tires
And the list could go on and on because we find new things to steer clear of all the time. 

And that's all I got but looky there you guys got pictures and a video today :)